Stefan Airapetjan Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան | |
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 Airapetjan in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1997-12-24)24 December 1997 (age 27) Viljandi, Estonia |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Moonwalk Records |
Stefan Airapetjan (Armenian:Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան,romanized: Stefan Hayrapetyan; born 24 December 1997),[1] known simply asStefan, is an Estonian singer and songwriter,[2] best known for winning the first edition ofMaskis Laulja, the Estonian version ofMasked Singer in 2020[3] and representingEstonia in theEurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hope", placing 13th in the final.
Airapetjan was born and raised inViljandi, Estonia as the son ofArmenian immigrants.[2][4] He has a sister named Stefania.[4]
Airapetjan has been singing since his early childhood, with Hedi-Kai Pai his vocal coach, and won a number of contests. In 2010, he enteredLaulukarussell, a singing competition for children organised byEesti Rahvusringhääling, and reached the final.
Airapetjan entered the music competitionEesti Laul on four occasions, winning once. His first entry was in2018 as part of a duo called Vajé with the song "Laura (Walk with Me)", finishing third in the superfinal. His first solo entry was in2019 with the song "Without You", which won the jury vote in the grand final and qualified for the superfinal, finishing third. He then entered in2020 with the song "By My Side", which finished seventh in the grand final.
In 2020, Airapetjan won as Aries (Estonian:Jäär) in the first edition of The Masked Singer. He made his way to the finals, where he was declared the winner of the competition.[3]
| Maskis Laulja performances and results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Song | Original artist | Result |
| 1 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Frank Sinatra | Advanced |
| 4 | "für Oksana" | Nublu | Advanced |
| 5 | "Jailhouse Rock" | Elvis Presley | Advanced |
| 6 | "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | Advanced |
| 7 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | Advanced |
| 8 | "Chop Suey!" | System of a Down | Winner |
In 2022, Airapetjan participated inEesti Laul 2022 with the song "Hope" and won, besting out 40 entries. The win earned him the right to representEstonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 inTurin.[5] In the Eurovision Song Contest, he performed 12th in the second semi-final and placed 5th, which qualified him to the final. In the final, he finished 13th place overall with 141 points.[6]
| Title | Details |
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| Hope |
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| Title | Details |
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| Kiri külmkapi peal 2.0 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||||||
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| EST Dom. [9] | EST Air. [10] | ICE [11] | LTU [12] | NLD Tip [13] | SWE [14] | UK Digital [15] | |||
| "Without You" | 2018 | 5 | * | — | — | — | — | — | Hope |
| "Better Days" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We'll Be Fine" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "By My Side" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oh My God" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let Me Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Doomino" (withLiis Lemsalu) | 2021 | * | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hope" | 1 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 87 | 47 | |||
| "Miraaž" | 2022 | * | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kiri külmkapi peal" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Seotud käed" | 2023 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Katkine tee" | 2024 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Purjetuul" (withReket [et]) | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jackpot" (with Liis Lemsalu) | 2025 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Eiffel"[16] | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Headlights" (Wateva featuring Stefan) | 2021 | Disposable Society |
| "Klasnie kraski" (Sander Mölder [et] featuring Stefan and Fredi) | Tiks 086 |
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Soldier" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Laura (Walk with Me)" | ||
| "Home" | 2018 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| EST Air. [10] | |||
| "Better Days" Remix version | 2019 | 77 | Non-album single |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Estonian Music Awards | Pop Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Won | ||||
| Male Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
| Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
| Song of the Year | "Hope" | Won | |||
| Album of the Year | Hope | Nominated | |||
| Debut Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | Succeeded by |